Lokalbahn
[loˈkaːlˌbaːn]
The verdict
“Lokalbahn” is uncommon German (frequency #85,533 among 30,953 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #85,533
- frequency rank, German
- 30,953
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - schienengebundenes Verkehrsmittel für geringe Distanzen auf eigenem Gleiskörper
Corpus desk
Index DE-lokalbahn · Lokalbahn · German
Lokalbahn · rank #85,533 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #85,533
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 30,953
- PHOTO-FINISH Logarithmus
Nearest frequency peer: Logarithmus (-1 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Lokalbahn”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Lockvogel
Lockvogel
14,470 corpus weight
- Logarithmus
Logarithmus
14,469 corpus weight
- Lokalbahn
Lokalbahn
14,468 corpus weight
- Lorbeerblatt
Lorbeerblatt
14,467 corpus weight
- losgelegt
losgelegt
14,466 corpus weight
- Längsstreif…
Längsstreifen
14,463 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Lokalbahn” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Lokalbahn |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [loˈkaːlˌbaːn] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #85,533 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Lokalbahn” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Lokalbahn is uncommon German at frequency #85,533 among 30,953 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [loˈkaːlˌbaːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "schienengebundenes Verkehrsmittel für geringe Distanzen auf eigenem Gleiskörper".
No misspelling variants are generated for Lokalbahn in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Lokalbahn, spelled L-O-K-A-L-B-A-H-N.
Definition
- 1schienengebundenes Verkehrsmittel für geringe Distanzen auf eigenem Gleiskörper
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Lokalbahn", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.